Railing fitting



Aug. 11, 1931. T. G. SUTHERLAND RAILING FITTING Filed July 28, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l .r-zvsh .z- Jizomas 0 fizeZ/zerland.

1931- T. G. SUTHERLAND 1,818,172

RAILING FITTING Filed July 2a, 1928 s Sheets-Sheet 2 1931- 'r. G. SUTHERLAND 1,818,172

RAILING FITTING Filed July 28, 1928 's Sheets-Sheet 3 and appended claims.

clamping the fitting to Patented Aug. 11, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application filed July 28,

This invention relates to railing fittings, and more particularly to split two-part separable fittings which are clamped in enagement with railings by a single clamp or Iastener.

The fittings of my invention are useful in connection with frames for golf nets, backstops, practice nets, also for fences, protective railings for machinery, pits, hatchways and similar purposes.

An object of the invention is to provide split railing fittings which may be clamped by a single element.

Another object is to provide separable railing fittings which are clamped by a single element which engages one of the separable parts inside the same.

A further object is to provide split railing fittings which are clamped by a single element which element is so disposed as to effectively clamp a fitting to a plurality of rails in such a manner that the fitting will tightly engage all of the rails entering the same.

A still further object is to provide split railing fittings which are pleasing in ap pearance, economical to manufacture, readily applied and efiicient in service.

The above, other and further objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description, accompanying drawings According to the invention, the fitting comprises two parts which are brought together in operative relation by a single element passin through one of said parts and engaging t e other part for effectively a railing.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings and the views thereof are as follows:

Figure 1 is a pers ective view of a golf rame made of raillngs net supported by a embodying my invenconnected by fittings tion.

1828. Serial No. 295,872.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section through a floor flange or base. I

Figure 3 is a section taken on line III III of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of an elbow for round railings.

Figure 5 is a vertical section through the elbow of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a view of a T.

Figure 7 is a section on line VII-VII of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is an elevational view of a Y bend. v

Figure 9 is a section on line IX-IX of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a side elevation of an elbow with a side outlet, parts being shown as separated.

Figure 11 is a view of an elbow with a side outlet in assembled position.

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 10 showing an elbow with a side outlet arranged to receive a square railing.

Figure 13 is an elbow with a side outlet with the parts assembled. Figure 14 is a T with a side outlet or four-way T for round railings.

Fi ure 15 is a view similar to Figure 11 showlng the attaching bolt in a slightly different angular position than that shown in Figure 11 and showing in dotted lines the 7 split parts separated. T

Figure 1 discloses a golf net supported by a frame which is connected by the fittings embodying my invention. This view is 11- lustrative of one arrangement of frame or railing which may be made by the use of the fittings of m invention.

Figure 2 disc oses a floor flange or base comprising two parts. One part consists of 86 a circular base 20 having screw holes 21 therein through which pass screws, not shown, for attaching the base to a floor.

Integrally formed with the part 20 are upstanding fingers 22 spaced about the base 90 20. These fingers are flexible to some extent.

The second part comprises a plug 23 having a flat top surface 24 and a bottom surface 25 with a central aperture 26 which is threaded. The side wall 27 of the plug is conical and when in operative relation the plug is arranged as shown in Figure 1, that is with the side wall 27 converging downwardly.

The base 20 has a central aperture 28 through which freely passes a bolt 29, the threaded end of which engages a threaded aperture 26 in the second part 23. When the bolt is turned in one direction the (part 23 is moved downwardly, thus sprea in the fingers 22 and when the bolt is move in the opposite direction the plug 23 is moved upwardly permitting inward movement of the fingers which movement is. due to the inherent resiliency of the fingers.

I Figure 2 is arranged to receive a circular or round railing such as a ipe 30 which pipe is applied over the base auge with the fingers 22 extending within the pipe. The base 20 is provided with a shelf 31 on which the end of the pipe 30 rests. The floor flange is clamped to the pipe 30 by turning the bolt 28 to move the plug 23 downwardly thus clamping the fingers 22 against the inner surface of the pipe.

Figure 4 shows a 90 elbow comprising two parts 32 and 33 which are split-centrally of the pockets 34 formed when the two arts are fastened together.

Within the part 32 and in the angle formed by the two portions thereof is a projection such as a boss 35 which in the present instance has a threaded aperture 36. The other part 33 has an opening 37 arranged at the inner angle of the pocket sides for the reception of a single attaching element such as abolt 38. The bolt 38 extends through the opening 37 and is threaded into the aperture 36 ofthe boss 35. The bolt is turned to clamp the two parts 32 and 33 tightly against round railings inserted in the pockets formed by the split fittings.

Figure 6 shows a T comprising parts 39 and 40 shaped to rovide t e usual pockets present in such a tting. One of the parts such as 39 has a projection or boss 41 formed on the inside of the same near the intersection of the axes through the pockets. .This boss has a threaded aperture 42 for the reception of a bolt 43 which passes through an aperture 44 in the other part 40 clamping the parts 39 and 40 together about the rail sections inserted in the three pockets of the T.

Figure 8 shows a Y bend constructed of two parts 45 and 46 with a bolt 47 passin throu h an aperture 48 in the part 45 and threa ed into a projection or boss 49 on the inside of the part 46. Here, too, the bolt passes through the arts near the intersection of the axes t rough the several pockets.

Figure 10 shows an elbow having two parts 50 and 51 providing pockets 52 and 53 at right angles to each other, the axes of which are in the same lane and a side 0 ening 54 the axis of which is perpendicu ar to the axes of the pockets 52 and 53.

The part 50 has a pro ection or boss 55 which is arranged near the intersection of the three axes ofthe three pockets. The boss is provided with a threaded aperture 56 for the reception of a bolt 57 passing through an aperture 58 in the part 51 to clam the parts 50 and '51 together about the t ree railings inserted in the pockets 52, 53 and 54. I

Figure 11 shows the elbow with side outlet as the same appears when the two parts areclamped together. The angular position of the bolt 57 is such as to draw the two parts 50 and 51 together to effectively clamp the three railings held in the three pockets of the fitting.

Figure 12 is an elbow with side outlet for the reception of square railings. The parts are arranged in the same manner as described with respect to Figure 10 and the parts are clamped in the same way.

Figure 14 shows a T having pockets 59 and 60, the axes of which are in the same straight line and a pocket 61 the axis of which is in t e same plane with the 'axes of the other pockets but perpendicular to said common axes. A side outlet provides a pocket 62 the axis of which is perpendicular to the plane including the axes of the pockets 59, 60 and 61. The two parts comprising this fitting 63 and 64 are split as shown in Figure 14. The part 63 has a rojection or boss 65 which is disposed with its-axis at 45 to the plane includingthe axes of the pockets 59, 60 and 61 and with the planeof its axis including the axis of the pocket 61. This boss has a threaded aperture 66 for the reception of a bolt 67 passing through a suitably arranged opening 68 in the part 64, the bolt clamping the two parts together as shown in Figure 14.

Figure 15 shows an elbow with a side out-.

let similar to that shown in Figure 11 but with the axis of the bolt 69 lying in the plane of the axes of the pockets 70 and 71 and perpendicular to the axis of the pocket portions connected by a bolt passing The dotted line portions of Figure 15 throngh the intoisection of the axes of the pockets, which bolt is perpendicular to the piano incinding these ones.

The fittings of my invention are preferehiy meiieehle costings end are made to reoeive round railings such as pipe, square gs snch es wooden reiiings or the The fittings one mode to eccoodsie stencis'izes of pipes one wooden railings so as m to meke powihle soeedy end eficient ereciion of any kind of insane or fenci desired.

The word roiling es need herein and es used in the ole, is need: oenericaiiy and I not icy We of limitation, e115 this invention s is not to he construefi as being restricted to fittings iior railings per so, as the fittings ore susceptible of use in fencing, clothing fixtures, and other arrangements other then es-iiinstreted in the drawings, we

' v e I have diescriheci more orless reciseiy thedeteiis of my invention, yet fie not Wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto es I am swore that changes may be made in the arrangement and proportion of es pares end that equivalents may he snhsti- A finned, all. without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention;

Ii cieim as my invention: V 1. A coupling for reiis, rods, or the like, said conpilng comprising two separable complementary arts, each part having angnieriy dispose half-socket portions, seil heii-socket portions of one part coo ei'oting the heiieooket portions of t' e other pert when the ports are in assembled reistion, to form complete sockets adapted to receive e plurality oi i'eiis, means to 110161 seid ports in assembled relation, said conpiing being so zii'vicied that the contacting edges of one of the heifisocket portions of each port are in e difie ent plane than that of the contectingefiges of another portion of thesome pert, seici means to hold the pores comprising e boilt entered through one of so the penis end engeg the other part, said bolt hein positioned; in e plane bisecting' she ongie etween at least two ongularly disposed sockets oi; their junction.

2. A coupling for reiie, rods, or the like, so ssidconpiing comprising two separable compiementsry parts, each having three halfsooket portions normal to each other cooperating to form complete sockets to re ceive the ends of e, plureiity of rails when so the penis ere assembled; relation, means to eiem the parts comprising a member oneesed t rongn one port an engaging the other port, said member being ositio'ned in e iine :iog eqnoi angles with the three,

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